Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to felicitate 49 past cricketers, who represented Sri Lanka, prior to obtaining full membership of the ICC, as a move to honour them for the services rendered to Sri Lanka Cricket.

Accordingly, SLC will offer a payment for 12 cricketers, who are above 65-years of age and are currently living in Sri Lanka.

Each of the selected past cricketers will be given a payment of Rs. 25,000 per month, running up to one year and renewed thereafter at the discretion of the SLC Management.

In addition, they will receive Rs. 150,000 per year for hospitalization subject to original bills being submitted for reimbursement.

In the meantime, a memento to the value of Rs. 25,000 will be made to 49 past cricketers, who played for Sri Lanka during the pre-test era.